Table 4.
Spearman correlation coefficients between selected factors and the consumption of vegetables and fruits for the entire population of children and divided by gender.
| Factors | Sex of Child | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Total | |
| Frequency of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption | |||
| Age | 0.30 (p = 0.0316 *) | 0.34 (p = 0.0125 *) | 0.32 (p = 0.0008 ***) |
| Z-score BMI | −0.22 (p = 0.1229) | 0.01 (p = 0.9526) | −0.08 (p = 0.3877) |
| %FAT | −0.26 (p = 0.0636) | −0.11 (p = 0.4222) | −0.16 (p = 0.0913) |
| Mother’s BMI | 0.10 (p = 0.4601) | 0.29 (p = 0.0311 *) | 0.20 (p = 0.0404 *) |
| Father’s BMI | 0.22 (p = 0.1139) | −0.05 (p = 0.7013) | 0.09 (p = 0.3425) |
| Screen time at the computer, weekdays (minutes/day) |
0.10 (p = 0.4589) | 0.28 (p = 0.0405 *) | 0.18 (p = 0.0434 *) |
| Screen time at the computer, weekend (minutes/day) |
0.04 (p = 0.7618) | 0.17 (p = 0.2252) | 0.11 (p = 0.2442) |
| TV on weekdays (minutes/day) |
0.07 (p = 0.6351) | 0.08 (p = 0.5868) | 0.07 (p = 0.5066) |
| TV at the weekend (minutes/day) |
0.00 (p = 0.9813) | 0.05 (p = 0.7308) | 0.04 (p = 0.6572) |
* Indicates significant values (p < 0.05); *** p ≤ 0.001.